COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION“Bitter English”… it’s been nearly 240 years, they probably aren’t that bitter anymore, right? Anyway: this is our take on a traditional English Bitter, arguably the most widely-made style in all of the UK. Bitters are enjoyed in pubs all across the English countryside. You could even say that it’s the English Bitter-style that originated the idea of “sessionable”. Our version has a mineral dryness nicely complimented by a balanced hop bitterness. The beautiful, amber color is the result of crystal and brown malts. With a light body, low carbonation, and an ABV of 3.4%, it’s the perfect beer for your next session.

Found some old rating notes from TapNY 2013 that somehow never got entered.
There’s not a ton of detail in the notes for this beer, just that I really enjoyed it. Just a score and the fact that I enjoyed the malt profile quite a bit. If/when I find this beer again I’ll have to do a rating update.

Tap at Draught 55. Excited to get to try this new brewery. Pours incredibly light yellow like watered down macro, nose is light hops and citrus. Tastes of lemon, grass, minerally, some pine. It’s very bitter and very clean, kinda stings back of throat but is very appealing..can’t put finger on why i like this but I really do.

The Diamond, Brooklyn tap ($6): Pours amber with a whitish head. Aroma is toffee, honey, and a little bit of earth. Slightly sweet. Mild and subdued hoppiness. Plenty of honey and toffee in the taste. Easily sessionable and pleasant to drink.

Draft from The Diamond in Green Point, Brooklyn. Pours light clear chestnut with a small white head. Nose is crisp toasted malts, with toffee and light floral notes. Hop bitterness hinted at, which comes through on the palate. Maybe it was just the dearth of a good bitter here in the States and my desire to relive my days in Britain, but damn this was refreshing. Huzzah for 3.4% beers.

Tap at Brewery. It is hard to find a bitter that is decent on tap in the states. Newburgh’s is what I look for in a bitter. Creamy fluffy white head, with copper color. It is smooth, creamy, but bitter. Low carbonation, like the pulled cask ales I sampled in England. The aroma is of flowery hops and an touch of malty bread and toffee. Palate is very smooth, but the finish is clean and bitter. Flavor was of buttery toffee, estery, and pine. It is a beer I want to sip and enjoy a second afterward.

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